溜须拍马 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom ; to use flatter to get what one wants
• to toady
• boot-licking

Character by character

• 溜liūto slip, to slide, to glide; slippery
• 须xūbeard; must; necessary
• 拍pāito clap, to tap; to hit, to beat, to slap; beat, r
• 马mǎhorse; surname

Idioms sharing a character

• 灰不溜丢 huī bu liū diū
• 不让须眉 bù ràng xū méi
• 一拍即合 yī pāi jí hé
• 拍案叫绝 pāi àn jiào jué
• 拍案而起 pāi àn ér qǐ
• 拍案惊奇 pāi àn jīng qí
• 一马平川 yī mǎ píng chuān
• 一马当先 yī mǎ dāng xiān
• 中箭落马 zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
• 五马分尸 wǔ mǎ fēn shī

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